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Page 130
... furnaces in the large three - storied building which holds the present furnace . The new furnaces were rectangular , cast - iron columns , 17 ′ 6 ′′ high and 3 ′ 6 ′′ wide , and each furnace was crowned by high iron stacks , and ...
... furnaces in the large three - storied building which holds the present furnace . The new furnaces were rectangular , cast - iron columns , 17 ′ 6 ′′ high and 3 ′ 6 ′′ wide , and each furnace was crowned by high iron stacks , and ...
Page 143
... furnaces . Believing that Trent's decision to enlarge the furnaces on the pattern of those used by Dr Car- penter at Deadwood , U.S.A. , was the cause of the trouble , he re - erected smaller furnaces with larger fuel grates and safer ...
... furnaces . Believing that Trent's decision to enlarge the furnaces on the pattern of those used by Dr Car- penter at Deadwood , U.S.A. , was the cause of the trouble , he re - erected smaller furnaces with larger fuel grates and safer ...
Page 144
... furnaces , while Mitchell quietly approached the metallurgist at Queenstown , and then his assistant , with offers of handsome salaries if they came to Crotty . The small blast furnaces were better than the monster rever- beratory ...
... furnaces , while Mitchell quietly approached the metallurgist at Queenstown , and then his assistant , with offers of handsome salaries if they came to Crotty . The small blast furnaces were better than the monster rever- beratory ...
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